Mumbai: Two officials of the state-run JJ Mahanagar Blood Bank, the largest in Maharashtra, have been sacked over allegations of irregularities in the handling and distribution of blood units, it was announced in the council on Monday.“Their services are being terminated and an FIR is being registered,” minister of state for health Meghana Bordikar told…
Aerohub & MLCP at Chennai Airport Chennai: For passengers arriving at Chennai airport, booking a cab is often only the beginning of the ordeal. They must wheel their luggage to the multi-level car park at the West Aerohub building, which is about 800m away, and navigate multiple levels to reach the booked vehicle. There, many…
Patna: Two youths died in a road accident late Sunday night near Dhowapul under Fatuha police station area of Patna district after an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit their motorcycle from behind. The deceased were identified as Shalu Kumar (19), son of Vishnudhari Yadav, and Deepak Kumar (20), son of Modir Mistry, both residents of Dumri…
Bokaro: Family members of a migrant worker from Gomia block of the district have sought the state govt’s help in bringing back his body from Saudi Arabia. Satendra Mahto, a resident of Katwari village under Chatrochatti police station limits, died in a road accident on June 25.Mahto, 41, was a trucker. He left home on…
Ranchi: Clad in traditional attire and wielding bows and arrows, over 1.2 lakh children of 2,238 govt schools in the city transformed into the legendary martyred siblings, Sidho-Kanhu and Phulo-Jhano Murmu, on Monday to observe Hul Diwas, marking the 1855 Santhal rebellion against British colonial rule.Turning their campuses into vibrant hubs of tribal history, the…
“Ayodhya ki loot jhanki hai, Kashi-Mathura abhi baaki hai,” Pawan Khera said. NEW DELHI: The Congress party Monday claimed the State Bank of India (SBI) had recommended removing officials posted at the donation counting centre at Ayodhya Ram Temple, while taunting the ruling BJP as the probe into the fund embezzlement case widens.Calling the arrest…
KOLKATA: In a quiet citizen-led effort, a seven-member volunteer team cleared hundreds of unauthorised advertisements from public infrastructure across parts of south Kolkata.The drive began at 5.30 am outside Menoka Cinema and lasted more than 2 hours. Volunteers moved along Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Southern Avenue and SP Mukherjee Road, removing material from roadside grills, wire…
Thane: A fire broke out at a timber warehouse in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the early hours of Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, an official said. The blaze erupted at the facility in the Bhinar Nimbavali area around 5 am, the official said. “Three fire engines from the…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly secretary has informed the Madras high court that acceptance of resignation of four AIADMK MLAs will not operate to extinguish, defeat or render infructuous the disqualification proceedings pending against the legislators under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.In her nine-page counter affidavit filed in response to the petitions moved by…
Patna: Nine people, including a woman, were arrested in Siwan district on Monday for attacking a police team and damaging a govt vehicle after a fatal accident involving an illegal sand-laden tractor on June 28. The incident occurred at Narayanpur Toka village under Darouli police station. The Darouli SHO was also suspended for negligence.Siwan SP…
